Sparaco v. Tenney

The plaintiff, Anthony J. Sparaco, brought a suit against Lael D. Tenney, executrix of the estate of Irene Dunn, for damages and for specific performance of an option agreement for the purchase of real property. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the parties in open court agreed orally to a stipulated judgment. Subsequently, the plaintiff, represented by new counsel, filed a motion for a new trial. After a full hearing, this motion was denied as both untimely and unjustified on the merits.

On appeal to this court, the plaintiff assigns as error a number of evidentiary rulings by…